About MMOTA-Founding Chapter

Welcome to the Massachusetts Mothers of Twins Association-Founding Chapter (MMOTA-Founding Chapter)!  Currently, our membership includes over 200+ mothers of twins, triplets and quadruplets, and our ranks are growing every day.  Some of our members even have two sets of twins!

Founded in 1956 by the late Rita Lewis of Arlington, MMOTA-Founding Chapter is the original chapter of the state organization known as the Massachusetts Mothers of Twins Association (www.mmota.org).

MMOTA-Founding Chapter's objective is to provide support to mothers of twins, triplets and higher-order multiple births (MOTs).  Toward that objective, meetings and other activities are held for the purpose of sharing information and advice pertaining to raising multiple-birth children.

Through MMOTA-Founding Chapter meetings and events, you will find sound advice, support and friendship from "seasoned" MOTs who have “been there and done that!”  No one knows the trials and tribulations of raising two or more children at a time than does another MOT.

Among the many benefits of membership are the following:

• General (Club) Meetings are held on the last Monday of the month during September through May.   Click here for more information and directions to General Meetings.

• Cope Meetings are informal monthly meetings in members' homes where issues ranging from breastfeeding to potty training to discipline and more are discussed.  To learn more about these support meetings, call the TWINLINE at 781-989-3222 and leave your name and telephone number or click here.

• Board Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month.  Attending these meetings is a great way to learn about how our club works and to become more involved in club events and activities.  Click here for more information on Board Meetings.

• Big/Little Sister matches an experienced, “seasoned” MOT with a new MOT to provide some one-on-one advice and support.  Click here for more information on Big/Little Sister.

• Spring/Fall Sales are where our members sell gently-used clothing, toys and equipment -- are held semi-annually, usually in October and April.  These sales are Founding Chapter’s biggest events of the year and are a great place to find terrific bargains on clothing, toys and equipment as well as to become acquainted with other MOTs.  Click here more more information on our Sales.

• Monthly Newsletters are an important feature to our members, especially to those who are not able to attend meetings or events regularly.  As a Founding Chapter member, you will receive our newsletter, Double Exposure, and you will find reports about the most recent happenings for Founding Chapter and reminders of upcoming events.  As a member you will also receive the NOTMOC national newsletter, Notebook.

• Members-Only Website Area is available only to paid members of Founding Chapter.  This area is where our members communicate, learn, find information on upcoming events and share personal events.